PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Karate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whisper Welker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Karate has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Karate
vs
Welker

188 cm
21
190 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Namunamu Clothing
Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Karate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Whisper Welker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welker lands a nice looking body kick.
Welker throws a push kick but Karate slaps the foot to one side.

Welker has managed to clinch.
Welker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Welker on the inside.
Welker tries to work over Karate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Welker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
Karate tries to pull guard but Welker won't allow it.
Welker lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Welker.
A left hand lands to the body for Welker.
Welker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karate's elbow.
Karate fails to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Welker misses with a body punch.
Welker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Welker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Welker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karate's elbow.
Welker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karate or not.
Karate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Welker pushes Karate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Welker.
Welker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
Welker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Welker lands with a light punch inside.

Karate tightens his grip and picks Welker up, before dumping him to the ground. Welker manages to land in guard.
Welker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Welker trying to keep a closed guard but Karate is proving a slippery customer.
Welker pulls Karate in to control the position.
Karate trying to control the position from guard on top but Welker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karate trying to control but Welker is working from the bottom.
Karate throwing strikes from guard but Welker blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karate is pushing down on Welker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Welker is fighting to maintain full guard but Karate has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Welker tries to roll over but Karate keeps him under control.
Welker trying to control from the bottom.
Welker wants to get back to full guard but Karate has mounted him!

Karate working for a submission but Welker is keeping him at bay.
Karate working Welker over with strikes here.
Welker is bucking up trying to escape but Karate cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welker is working to get back to half guard.

Welker defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Karate.
Welker is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Welker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Karate trying to control but Welker is having none of it.
Welker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karate. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Welker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Welker wants to hold on but Karate pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karate landing shots from mount.
Karate avoids the attempt from Welker to control.
Karate manages to capitalize on a mistake by Welker to take his back!

Karate working for the choke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Karate is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Welker knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Welker for a finish.
Karate doesn't have the hooks in and Welker manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Welker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Welker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Welker tries to stand but Karate is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joey Karate will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A nice inside leg kick there by Welker. That's going to slow Karate down.
Welker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karate misses with a takedown attempt
and Welker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Welker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Karate misses with a takedown

and Welker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Welker cracks Karate with a nice body shot.
Karate tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Welker smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Karate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Welker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karate fails with the takedown
and Welker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Welker misses with the combination.
Karate has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karate there as he acknowledges the shot.
Welker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karate's calf.
Welker scores with a shot to the body.
Karate tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Joey Karate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karate blocks a head kick by Welker.
Welker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karate misses with a takedown

and Welker counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welker gets through Karate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Welker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Welker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Welker.
Welker stops a takedown attempt from Karate.
Welker lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Welker presses Karate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Welker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Welker lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Welker.
A body shot lands from Welker.
A hook to the body from Welker.
Welker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Welker scores with a hook to the body.
Welker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Welker.
Welker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welker lands a body punch.
Welker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Welker.
Welker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Welker lands an uppercut.
Karate is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Welker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Welker lands with a right to the head.
Welker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Welker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karate tries for a takedown but Welker manages to get underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Welker lands a shoulder strike.
Welker lands an uppercut.
Welker cracks Karate with a nice body shot.
Welker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Welker digs a right hand underneath Karate's ribcage. Karate let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whisper Welker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Welker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Welker presses Karate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Welker.
Welker lands a hook that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
Welker scores with a shoulder strike.
Welker lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Welker.
Welker presses Karate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Welker.
Welker lands a hook that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
Welker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karate or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Welker.
Welker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Welker.
A hook to the body from Welker.
Welker has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Welker lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Welker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Whisper Welker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Karate gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Welker.
Welker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karate takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Welker digs a good body shot into Karate's ribs.
Good exchange - Welker coming out on top.
Karate with a poor takedown
and Welker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Welker, right into the meat.
Karate tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Welker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Welker connects with a solid leg kick.
Whack! Welker lands a heavy head kick that drops Karate. The ref tackles Welker to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Karate was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Whisper Welker!
A relieved looking Whisper Welker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.